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    C. in C.
    abbreviation
    Commander in Chief.
  • C in C
    C in C
    abbreviation
    Commander in Chief
Synonyms

C. in C.

American  
Or C-in-C

abbreviation

  1. Commander in Chief.


C in C British  

abbreviation

  1. Commander in Chief

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"My lord, we must act at once!" cries "Old Noll" Cromwell to his C. in C., the Earl of Essex.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pending the arrival of the French, Sir Horace was ordered by the C. in C. to send up to their assistance every available man from the 2nd A.C., which was recouping at Pradelles.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton

The achievement was alluded to by the C. in C. as one of the finest in the whole campaign, and one which saved the army from a very awkward predicament.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton

At Kuddun the Seikh troops were drawn up to compliment the C. in C., one regiment met us shortly before to protect the baggage. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith

So I told the C. in C., and he agreed with me.

From The Lost Naval Papers by Bennet Copplestone

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